Hand-drill



R, BINNIE.

HAND DRILL.

(N0 Model.)

No. 545,335. Patented Aug. 2'7, 1895.

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UNITED STATES PATENT EEicE.

ROBERT BINNIE, OF BOLIVAR, PENNSYLVANIA.

HAND-DRILL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 545,335, dated August27, 1895.

Application filed March 26, 1895.

Lb aZZ whom it may concern.- Be it known that I, ROBERT BINNIE, a sub-Ject of the Queen of Great Britain, at present residing in Bolivar, inthe county of Westnioreland and State of. Pennsylvania, have invented anew and Improved Hand-Drill, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved hand-drillwhich is simple and durable in construction, very effective in operationin any desired position, and arranged to permit of drilling at any angleand without danger of the drilling-tool getting stuck in the hole.

The invention consists of certain parts and details and combinations ofthe same, as will be fully described hereinafter, and then pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is an end elevation of the improve- Fig. 2 is a sectional frontview of the same, and Fig. 3 is a plan view of theimprovement with partin section.

The improved hand-drill is provided with a tripod A, preferably madewith a double leg A, carrying at its feet screws A and a single leg B,held adjustable in the middle portion of the double leg A and adapted tobe secured therein by a set-screw A On this leg 13 is secured anangle-iron B, on which is fastened by a bolt B a frame 0, provided withguideways C, in which is fitted to slide a carriage D, adapted to beraised and lowered by a feed-screw E, mounted to turn in the frame C andcarrying at its upper end a handle E, adapted to be taken hold of by theoperator to turn the said feed-screw and raise and lower the carriage Dby hand whenever desired. The feed-screw E screws in a nut E heldloosely between two arms of the carriage D, so that the latter moveswith the nut E as the said nut screws up or down on the feed-screw E atthe time the latter is turned.

On the other hand, if the nut E is turned a like movement is given tothe carriage D, and for this purpose the nut E is made in the shape of aratchet, as indicated in the drawings. An intermittent turning motion iserial No. 543,228. (No model.)

given to the nut E in the manner hereinafter more fully described, so asto automatically feed the carriage during the drilling process.

In the carriage D is mounted to turn and to slide a drillshaft F, formedat its lower end with a socket F, in which is adapted to be fastened bya setscrew F or other means a' drilling-tool G. The shaft F is providedwith reduced journals F and F, mounted in a; frame H, adapted to slide,and carrying Wheels I and 1', adapted to be engaged alternately byS-shaped cams J and J, respectively, secured on a transversely extendingdriving-shaft K, journaled in suitable bearings in the carriage D. Onthe outer'end of this shaft K is secured a hand -wheel K, adapted to beturned so as to rotate the shaft K and cause the cams J and J toalternately engagethe wheels I and I to impart an upand-down or aforwardandbackward sliding motion to the frame H, so that the lattermoves the feed-drill shaft F in the same direction.

On the driving-shaft K is secured a worm- L in mesh with a worm-wheel L,through which passes the drill-shaft F, and which is engaged at alongitudinal groove by a key F, secured on the drill-shaft F. Now, whenthe driving-shaft K is rotated, the worm L will turn the worm-wheel Land consequently the drill-shaft F, at the same time permitting thelatter to slide up and down or forward and backward in the worm-wheel L,which latter is held between two bars of the carriage D. (See Fig. 2.)The extreme upper end of the drill-shaft F is provided with a doublecone-shaped head F adapted to alternately engage the arms N and Nprojecting from a pawl N, mounted to slide on the carriage D andprovided with a pawl-arm N adapted to engage the teeth of theratchet-nut- E and in which screws the feed -shaft E, as previouslymentioned. A spring 0 presses on the pawl-arm N so as to hold the latterin contact with the'teeth of the ratchet-nut E The operation is asfollows: When theseveral parts are in the position illustrated in thedrawings and the shaft K is turned, the S-shaped cams J and J"impart asliding motion to the drill-shaft F, so as to cause the drilling-tool Gto drill a hole whether the carriage D is in a vertical position fordrilling up or down or in a horizontal position. he;

sides the sliding motion given to the shaft .F

an intermittent rotary motion is given the shaft by the head Falternately engaging the arms N and N to move the pawl N forward andbackward to turn the ratchet-nut E Now, it will be seen that by thearrangement described a very uniform motion is given to the drill-shaftF- and the tool G carried thereby, so that the said drilling-tool is notliable to get stuck in the hole, as the shaft F is turned at eachstroke. It will further be seen that the entire hand-drill is verysimple and durable in construction, can be readily set in any desiredposition or moved about from place to place.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new anddesire'tosecnre by Letters Patent- In a drill, the combination with aframe and a carriage mounted thereon, of a drill shaft mountedin thecarriage, a sliding frame secured to the drill shaft and provided withwheels, a driving shaft, cams on the driving shaft and engaging thewheels of the sliding frame, a worm on the driving shaft, and a wormwheel in which the drill shaft slides, the said shaft having a-key andgroove connection with the said worm wheel, substantially as described.

2. In a drill, the combination with aframe,

and a carriage fitted to slide thereon, of a ratchet nut mounted inthecarriage, a feed screw mounted in the frame and passing through theratchet nut, a reciprocating drill shaft having a double cone shapedhead, and a sliding pawl mounted on the carriage and adapted to healternatelyengaged by thehead of the drill shaft, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a drill, the combination with a frame and a carriage fitted toslide thereon, of a ratchet nut mounted in the carriage, a feed screwmounted in the frame and working in the ratchet nut, a reciprocatingdrill shaft having a double c oned head, and a spring pressed andsliding pawl mounted on the carriage and provided with two armsalternately engaged by the head of the drill shaft, substantially asdescribed. c

4. In a drill, the combination with a frame and a carriage mountedthereon, of a drill shaft mounted in the carriage and having a doublecone shaped head, a sliding frame secured to the drill shaft, cams onthe driving shaft for engaging the said sliding frame, a worm on thedriving shaft, a worm wheel in which the drill shaft slides, a ratchetwheel on the drill shaft, and a sliding pawl engaging the ratchet wheeland operated by the head of the drill shaft, substantially as described.

ROBER'I BINNIE.

Vitnesses:

II. E. MILLER, W. I. ROBINSON.

